I think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it's great material, then you feel confident in it.

I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite.

I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it's never going to be the same.

To be honest, everything in my life outside of tennis is great. I'm doing amazing projects that, if I didn't have time off, I wouldn't be able to focus on.

I help design my own tennis clothes.

Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself.

I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It's been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.